Red Sox To Select Cam Boose Red Sox To Select Cam Boose

Left-hander is joining the Red Sox in Pittsburgh tomorrow, per . The lefty will be added to the clubs 40-man roster, per , who adds that lefty will be optioned to open a spot on the active roster. The Sox will also need to open a 40-man roster spot but could do so easily by transferring to the 60-day injured list, since he will mi s the rest of the year due to shoulder surgery. Booser will crack a major league roster for the first time at an usually old age, as his 32nd birthday is just a few weeks away. Its a testament to his determination that he will make it to the show after all these years, as he made his minor league debut over a decade ago, playing Rookie ball in the Twins system in 2013. After a few years in the minors, he topped out at High-A in 2017, not pitching in any official capacity for the next few years. He resurfaced with the Chicago Dogs, an indy ball team, in 2021. He to sed 23 1/3 innings with a 1.93 earned run average for the Dogs that year and showed enough promise to get a minor league deal with the Diamondbacks for 2022. He to sed 25 innings in Double-A but struggled with a 6.48 ERA and got released. He then joined the Lancaster Barnstormers, another indy ball club, and to sed 11 2/3 innings with a 4.63 ERA. He was able to secure himself a minor league contract with the Red Sox for 2023 and made 48 Triple-A appearances last year. He J.R. Smith Jersey had a 4.99 ERA in his 57 2/3 innings, striking out 26.7% of batters faced while walking 9.7%. He received an invite to major league camp in 2024 and seemed to impre s manager , as the skipper to reporters last month, highlighting his high-90s fastball and ability to throw offspeed pitches in the zone. It was around that same time during Spring Training that profiled the lefty. Booser apparently retired at the end of the 2017 season following several injuries, a marijuana suspension and self-admitted attitude problems. He then turned his attention to a carpentry career but stumbled back onto the mound by doing le sons with kids and rediscovering his past form. After the kiddos would leave, I would stay in the dark and throw into a net by myself for a couple of months. And through that proce s, I found out that my arm felt better than it ever had with that time off. One day, I got on the mound and my fastball was pretty good, 97-98 [mph]. So we figured, Lets give it a shot. I met with a trainer back home the next day and went out there to [independent] ball in 2021, and its been a great journey ever since. Booser didnt break camp with the Sox but reported to Triple-A and has thrown 6 2/3 innings over four appearances this year, allowing two earned runs while striking out 15 opponents against just one walk. Though he obviously didnt take the traditional path, Booser has found his way to the big leagues in amazingly unique fashion. The Sox have and in their bullpen but Booser will give them a third southpaw option. Larry Nance Jr. Jersey